Director
Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn 

Producer

Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn

Co-producer and right hand

Margo Peegel

Cinematography
Margo Peegel, Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn

Production company

Vidåpne Øyne

With support from
Filmcentrum Syd, Swedish Arts Council, Arts Council Norway, Helge Ax:son Johnsons foundation, Inter Arts Center, FABRIKKEN for Kunst og Design

Logline

If our starting point was the bag and not the knife, the world would look like this. 

Synopsis
From the barren coastline of Finnmark to the deep forests of Finland, The Mother Age searches for clues that can shed light on an ancient theory dating back to the dawn of humanity. The filmmaker challenges the idea that the knife was the first tool made by humans, and embarks on a journey to find traces of the carrying bag. The journey of discovery takes us between the edge of the forest and hundred-year-old trees, where we meet people who transport us back in time in the hope of finding lost knowledge in both soil and folklore that can turn history upside down.